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Distomodus

Distomodus is an extinct genus of conodonts.

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Length
164 w
Citations
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Source
Distomodus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Conodonta
Family: Distomodontidae
Genus: Distomodus
Branson and Branson, 19471
Type species
†Distomodus kentuckyensis2
Branson and Branson
Species
  • Distomodus combinatus
  • Distomodus kentuckyensis
  • Distomodus staurognathoides (Walliser, 1964) (syn. Johnognathus huddlei Mashkova, 19773)

Distomodus is an extinct genus of conodonts.4

References

References

  1. Lower Silurian Conodonts from Kentucky. E. B. Branson and C. C. Branson, Journal of Paleontology, Vol. 21, No. 6 (Nov., 1947), pages 549-556 (Stable URL retrieved 29 April 2016)
  2. Early Silurian Conodonts from the Quinton Formation of the Broken River Region (North-Eastern Australia). Andrew Simpson (pdf, retrieved 4 June 2016)
  3. Johnognathus huddlei Mashkova, an element in the apparatus of Distomodus staurognathoides (Walliser)—Conodonta (Silurian). D. Jeffrey Over and Brian D. E. Chatterton, Journal of Paleontology, May 1987, Volume 61, Issue 03, pages 579-582, doi:10.1017/S0022336000028742
  4. Local variations in the distribution of Silurian conodonts of the Distomodus kentuckyensis Zone of the Oslo Region, Norway. MB Idris, Norsk geologisk tidsskrift, 1984
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